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Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation and former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan will visit Nigeria from January 12 to 14 to address a conference on electoral integrity. The conference is being organized by a coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) ahead of the country�s general elections next month. A statement issued by the Kofi Annan Foundation said Mr. Annan will deliver the keynote address at the conference which will be held on Tuesday, January 13 in Abuja. His address will be based on his work as chairman of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security and the findings and recommendations of its report, Deepening Democracy: A Strategy for Improving the Integrity of Elections Worldwide. Mr. Annan will also meet with a broad range of Nigeria�s CSOs, as well as engage the audience in a question and answer session. He will also be meeting privately with various national stakeholders engaged in the electoral process. The Kofi Annan Foundation, which Mr Annan chairs, focuses its work on peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and to the rule of law with the aim of helping to create a fairer, more secure world. As part of this work, the Foundation promotes impartial and transparent electoral processes through its Electoral Integrity Initiative.